Reviews

Publishers Weekly on “Into the Grey”

Into the Grey: A Dulcie Schwartz Feline Mystery, Clea Simon. Severn, $28.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8627-9 Much to the dismay of Harvard doctoral candidate Dulcie Schwartz, professor Roland Fenderby has joined her dissertation committee, in Simon’s well-plotted 10th...

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The News Gazette on “When Bunnies Go Bad”

Susan McKinney: A new mystery with the animal psychic Sun, 05/22/2016 "When Bunnies Go Bad" is the latest installment in the Pru Marlowe Pet Noir mysteries by Clea Simon. Pru Marlowe is an animal psychic who fled from Manhattan to Beauville years ago when she suddenly...

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Kings River Life on “When Bunnies Go Bad”

When Bunnies Go Bad By Clea Simon IN THE MARCH 26 ISSUE by Cynthia Chow Beauville, Massachusetts, is having one of its worst March winters in history, and all of the residents are suffering from cabin fever. The outburst by an angry restaurant customer still manages...

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Library Journal on “The Ninth Life”

Simon, Clea. The Ninth Life Severn House. (Blackie & Care Cat, Bk. 1). Mar. 2016. 229p. ISBN 9780727885715. $28.95; Care rescues Blackie after he is almost drowned. Our feline protagonist and narrator, who has used up nearly all of his nine lives, does not...

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WSJ on The World of Cat Fiction

The Wall Street Journal In the World of Cat Fiction, Fur Flies Over Whether Stars Get Speaking Roles By Jennifer Maloney Claws come out as chatty kitties rack up awards; one author decides to turn tail Shirley Rousseau Murphy swings a big tail in the world of cat...

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Pru gets another starred review from Booklist! Thank you!

"Simon excels in creating unique and believable animal characters as well as diverse and memorable humans"Wow! I am overjoyed! This review won't be officially out until April 15, but I have to share it now:Author: CLEA SIMONTitle: CATS CAN’T SHOOTPublication:...

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“Definitely more than just another cat mystery.”

Thank you, Booklist!Grey Expectations, Simon, Clea (Author), Apr 2012. 208 p. Severn, hardcover, $27.95. (9780727881342).The fourth in Simon’s Mr. Grey and Dulcie series, following Grey Zone (2011), continues successfully to marry the apparently very different...

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Wow – thank you, Booklist!

A starred review for Dogs Don't Lie!Pru Marlowe has recently returned to her hometown in the Berkshires, ostensibly to care for her dying mother. In reality, she fled New York when she was weeks away from completing her degree as an animal behaviorist, having endured...

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